College Rape

When kids are preparing for college, they have a lot on their minds: which school to go to, what to major in, where to live, how to pay. They are excited about decorating their dorm rooms and being on their own for the first time in their lives.

Unfortunately, there is a dark side to college life. There are health issues, drinking and drug problems, fights, and in too many young women’s experience; rape. Read on to learn more about what is being done to prevent college rape and how some colleges are dealing with these tragedies. Be sure to view the video at the end on how to avoid date rape!

Most crucially, as Occidental College’s movement shows, these online strategies won’t only help college students when they’re on Facebook (“Sign this petition to stop rape!”). They’re really enabling students to secure what they’ve always needed …

Parlour Magazine’s Nakia D. Hansen explains why she’s so enraged by what appears to be a trend of universities failing to prevent sexual assault in the first place, to investigate claims of sexual assault, to protect and support ……More at What About Sexual Assault in College?